Sorry, man – had to do it. I needed a little pick-me-up today myself.
From: Daniel Rodriguez [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 4:15 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Internet Security and Web page entry Rod, That was really mean... funny, though... but mean. :) On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Rod Trent <[email protected]> wrote: What's your social security number? Maybe I can help. -----Original Message----- From: Charlie Kaiser [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 4:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Internet Security and Web page entry Tell them you won't give them a SSN... Just because they do it all the time doesn't make it right... :-) Or give them all 9s... ;-) *********************** Charlie Kaiser [email protected] Kingman, AZ *********************** > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Rodriguez [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 2:01 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Internet Security and Web page entry > > To all, > > This is an open question to all - > > What are the security risks of the following: I got a call from a > recruiter and they wanted me to go to their website, to take a some > type of proficiency test, and one of the fields asked for my Social > Security Number. I looked at the page and could not find anything to > signify that this was a secure website. No 'https://' or lock icon. I > called them back and asked the recruiter if they were aware that they > were asking for pertinent information on an unsecured website. They > stated that they did this all the time. I pointed out that if I > entered my Social Security Number on that page and submitted it that > it would be sent over the Internet unencrypted and unsecure. > > What is your take and how should I go about to have them correct this? > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
